Hogwarts Express and the Magic Compartment

[heathernmoore]

No: HPFGUIDX 31531

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> wrote:
> 
> Ah, but then why not repair the briefcase with magic? I think it 
> once belonged to a beloved Muggle relative, also named 
> Professor R. J. Lupin, from whom Lupin inherited the both case 
> and the ambition to become a teacher. This would explain the 
> worn, aged appearance and the reason it couldn't be enchanted 
> (because it was a Muggle artifact.)
> 
> Pippin 

  I wasn't around for these conversations in the past, but I believe the questions have come up in reference to why Ron Weasley has to put up with the shabbiness of his hand-me-downs. It would seem that wizards just Don't Use Magic That Way, for some unfathomable reason.  

  But, that said, I really enjoy the idea that Lupin had an inspirational family member.